Looking for the most popular Madonna songs of all time? Madonna burst onto the music scene with tremendous staying power; in the 1980s, you couldn't go anywhere without hearing a Madonna song somewhere. Check out these popular Madonna songs:
Holiday (1983)
This was Madonna's first song to hit the top 100 pop song charts, and it landed in slot number 16. The song was filled with feel-good lyrics that became known as signature Madonna.
"Borderline" (1984)
Madonna made it into the top ten with this powerhouse of a love song describing a love that is driving a woman crazy. All of America was singing: "Something in the way you love me won't let me be…"
"Like a Virgin" (1984)
This was the first of Madonna's songs to hit number one. Madonna won America over with her music video that featured her gyrating in a white wedding dress.
"Material Girl" (1985)
Madonna mocked the materialism of American culture with this song about a woman who prefers a rich man to a sentimental lover, but Americans embraced the song and all it encouraged.
"Crazy for You" (1985)
This feel-good, revel in being in love song raced up the charts and left American wanting more from the new Queen of Pop. The girl in the song sees a man across the room in a nightclub and is so taken by him that she's begging him to take her.
"Papa Don't Preach" (1986)
Madonna took on a serious topic this time as she addressed condemnation and hypocrisy in parents of teens. The girl described in the story has decided not to get an abortion, but rather to raise her baby herself, and is asking for parental support. The song both did well on the charts and amazed conservatives, who actually wondered if the Material Girl Madonna might actually help spread their anti-abortion sentiments.
"Like a Prayer" (1989)
This was one of Madonna's greatest hits, but it riled up the conservatives. The song was promoted through a controversial music video with flaming crosses and Madonna kissing an African American "saint."
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